보루

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 堡壘.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ɾu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)루]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bolu
McCune–Reischauer?poru
Yale Romanization?pōlwu

Noun

보루 • (boru) (hanja 堡壘)

  1. (military) bastion
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